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1776 – Declaration of Independence is read to George Washington’s troops (NY)

1795 – James Swan pays off the $2,024,899 US national debt.

1815 – 1st natural gas well in US is discovered.

1842 – Notary Stamp Law passes.

1868 – 1st black cabinet member in SC (Francis L. Cardozo-Secretary of State)

1877 – First ever Wimbledon tennis championship begins – first official lawn tennis tournament – men’s singles only.

1878 – An improved corncob pipe patents by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo.

1893 – Daniel Williams performs 1st successful open heart surgery without anesthesia.

1910 – Walter Brookins becomes 1st to pilot an airplane to 1 mile altitude.

1918 – 101 killed & 171 injured in worst US train wreck, Nashville, Tenn.

1918 – US Congress creates Distinguished Service Medal (not to be confused with other countries’ decorations of the same name)

1932 – Washington Redskins (then Boston Braves) formed.

1948 – Satchel Paige, 42, debuts in majors pitching 2 scoreless innings for Cleveland.

1951 – US President Harry Truman asks Congress to formally end state of war with Germany.

1956 – Dick Clark’s 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand.

1966 – 95th British Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots 282 at Muirfield Gullane.

1980 – Walt Disney’s “Fox & The Hound” released.

1992 – Kim Basinger gets 1,959th star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.

1995 – US international postage rates rise to 60 cents per ounce.

1996 –  US Senate approves 90 cent raise to $4.25 minimum wage.

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